Embracing Online Learning
We
will tell our children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren about the time
of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will tell them how it started a revolution. Our views
on travel, social encounters, technology, businesses, and online classes changed.
After-school programs did not miss a beat in the transition to online learning,
allowing children to continue their extracurricular pursuits. Children
everywhere took writing classes, public speaking, math, piano, martial arts, and
even basketball online. Many of these programs are a stopgap until in-person
classes can resume, but some have embraced the web world and plan to
incorporate more online learning into their curriculum.
One
such program is Quills and Quotes, a creative writing program for elementary,
middle, and secondary students. They have found several advantages in conducting
classes online, including:
1) Achieving Efficiency: Driving back and forth to after-school activities
often means rushing dinner, grabbing an unhealthy snack, hurrying to finish
homework, and tiresome hours in the car. With online classes, students can save
hours of travel time and can mindfully eat dinner. They show up for a course
refreshed and ready to learn. Plus, instead of parents spending time driving
and sitting through activities, they can complete other tasks; thereby, freeing
up spare time to spend with their children.
2) Eliminating Disruptions: Appeals for a washroom break or a drink of water may
seem like a minor point, but these student requests are a significant
disruption. The teacher must stop the instruction and address the waving hand,
which interrupts the flow of learning. With online classes, teaching progresses
smoothly from one point to the next, and children in need of a break can do so
unobtrusively.
3) Improving Attendance: There are times when conflicts arise, and children
cannot make it to their after-school activity, or they will be so late that it
feels pointless to go. Often this is because a parent must work after-hours, or
another sibling has an unexpected event. There are also health factors, sometimes
children with broken bones or a nagging cough cannot attend classes, causing
the student to miss out on crucial learning. Unfortunately, if a student falls
behind, they often give up on the activity altogether. Since transitioning to
online classes, Quills and Quotes has noticed a nearly perfect attendance and found
that their students show up on time.
Of
course, whenever there is an upside, there is often a downside, and this
includes security issues with Zoom (though recent updates have improved this
issue), tech mishaps, less student engagement, and lost social connection. So,
while online learning has its perks, there are some aspects of classroom
learning that many programs cannot wait to resume. However, faced with a
pandemic’s social restrictions, it makes sense to appreciate small silver
linings.
For more information on enrolling your child in
classes for creative writing, essay writing, literary analysis, public speaking
or enriched English, go to www.quillsandquotes.ca or contact them at admin@quillsandquotes.ca.
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